healthism

noun

Etymology

From health + -ism.

  1. derived from *hailaz
  2. inherited from *hailiþō
  3. inherited from *hailiþu
  4. inherited from hǣlþ
  5. inherited from helthe
  6. suffixed as healthism — “health + ism

Definitions

  1. The use of propaganda and coercion (as by government or advertising) to impose…

    The use of propaganda and coercion (as by government or advertising) to impose established norms of health.

  2. An excessive preoccupation with one's health.

  3. Discrimination on the basis of one's health status.

The neighborhood

Derived

healthist

Vish — recursive loop

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA